[8] A member of the Akan ethnic group he hailed from the town of Akrokerri in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
[30] Upon him dying, Asante Kotoko rivals Hearts of Oak issued a statement signed by their Board Chairman Togbe Afede XIV conveying their condolences in solidarity that; “Kumasi Asante Kotoko has indeed lost a gem of a football administrator; Ghana football has lost a towering figure, one of its prized senior citizens''[31] Paul Victor Obeng was married to Rose Obeng and they had four children.
[33] After his death, his wife Rose eulogized memory of the late husband and described him as'' a man of many attributes, brilliant, hard-working, selfless, diplomatic, but nevertheless modest ''.
[34]On 7 July 2007, Obeng was honoured with the Order of the Volta (Companion Division) for his service to the development of Ghana by President John Agyekum Kufuor.
In 2009, Obeng along with Thomas Kwaku Mensah and 27 other people were bestowed with honorary titles of Monsignor and Knighthood by Pope Benedict XVI.
PV Obeng has been a passionate nationalist and patriot, full of practical ideas, solutions and optimism, for the good of Ghana and Ghanaians.
He was always there to bring his vast experience, institutional knowledge and great connections across many sections of Ghanaian society, to bear on any challenges we have faced.
On 17 May 2014, it was reported that Obeng died at the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) Hospital in Teshie after he collapsed at the Agape Filling Station at Spintex Road in Accra.
[44] The announcement and unveiling was by Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tema, Isaac Ashai Odamtten at a function organised by the TMA and the Greater Accra coordinating branch.
Kwame Saarah-Mensah former Minister of Youth and Sports in the PNDC era was the Keynote speaker and William Otoo Ellis, then Vice Chancellor of KNUST was the chairman.
Charles G. Palmer-Buckle being the keynote speaker[48] Since his death in 2014, people in and outside the political scene in Ghana who looked up to him continue to write and show their admiration for his tolerance and leadership skills.